'You have little pieces of information and what you see, you are drawn to in that person,' Kolawole said. Mainly, crushes are rooted in fantasy and the person who is crushing tends to project their values onto the person they desire. If you've ever experienced a sudden and intense attraction to someone you don't know very well, you've probably gushed to your friends about your secret 'crush.'Īlthough there's no clinical definition for a crush, there are characteristics that differentiate a crush from a more serious romantic engagement, New York City-based therapist Dr.

Although it's impossible to stop developing crushes altogether, you can stop a distracting crush from taking over your life once it's started.Sometimes, a crush can become a relationship. Crushes are based on your ideas about a person, while romantic relationships are rooted in reality.Although there's no clinical definition for a crush, there are characteristics that differentiate a crush from a more serious romantic engagement.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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